In our economic and legal system, individuals hold the privilege of creating a corporation or limited liability company which is a legal person. In that way individuals can go into business under a ...

A corporation is a separate legal entity. This status normally insulates its owners or shareholders from personal liability for the corporation’s obligations. But Texas law recognizes exceptions to ...

In this column, we discuss Mortimer, the enterprise theory of liability generally, and the common sequencing decisions plaintiffs need to make when bringing a veil piercing claim. Piercing the ...

Corporations are entities providing liability protection to investors. This means, in normal circumstances, the owners of a corporation — its shareholders — are not personally liable for the ...

In Salesmark Ventures, LLC v. Jay Singh, JJHM Trading Corp.[1], Justice Joel M. Cohen dismissed, inter alia, the plaintiff’s claim to pierce the corporate veil of the defendant and impose personal ...

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In September 2024, I filed a case for illegal dismissal and money claims against my employer, AAA Security Agency. Luckily, the Labor Arbiter granted all my claims, and I was awarded a total judgment ...

Federal prosecutors pursuing big cases in the corporate world often go after those at the top, as the recent trial headlines about chief executives charged with white-collar crimes attest. On a less ...

CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has ruled that circumstantial evidence is insufficient to support “piercing the corporate veil” in a class action lawsuit against real estate ...

With a view from my Midtown office, I have watched the on-again, off-again construction of an office tower by famous Atlanta developer John Dewberry. Or infamous, depending on to whom you talk, given ...